About Mahwara Village

Mahwara is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 569 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.7 hectares hectares.

Mahwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahwara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Budgam
Area (hectares)	132.7 hectares
Population	1,064
Male Population	569
Female Population	495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahwara compares

By the 2011 count Mahwara is the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 132.7 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Mahwara

Mahwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahwara from other places

Mahwara lies about 2.1 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahwara
Tehsil headquarters	Budgam	2.1 km
District headquarters	Badgam	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Badgam station	4.8 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	7.6 km

Villages closest to Mahwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budgam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mahwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahwara village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Mahwara village has 569 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahwara has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Mahwara covers 132.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahwara falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mahwara is Badgam station, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahwara.

Mahwara is about 2.1 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahwara is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Budgam is about 2.1 km away. Badgam is about 2.1 km away. Badgam station is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.